The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-04
LOYAL WOMANSWORK
The Household, Conversation Club
Puzzles. etc.
The Happy Household.
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crsDod crackers ScTape the corn from the cob
boil the cohs 20 minutes In water enough 10 cover
them then skim them out Pare. soak and scsld
the potatoes. Try tile onion IN salt-porlS iat ana
strain tle fat into he kettle with the corn water
Add thc potatoes corn, salt and pepper. Simmer
Is minutes, tll the and potatoes arc tender
Add the butter aud milk, and serve very hot with
crlspod crackers.
INDIAN HAMMOCK.
One cup cornmeal, one teaspOonful OF sugar, one
tcaapoonfu Of sail, one pint 81 boiling milk. When
cool add TWO eggs. beaten separately. Bake I'm a
shallow earthen dish IN very hot oven, and serve
an dish, like pudding
Editors Chat.
Prizes awarded }. NJ. Marlatt, West Lafayette,
o.. 30 Rosa Kunkle, Louisville, KY, and II. III.
carnage M0rches \. Y, for enignas. Joe Young.
Bellevue, Iowa, 10 Hattie j. Neie, Ilaston, n. Y,
for largcs, collection Of tobacco tags. c. W. Cas-
tie. Evansville, W. Va, to Cora Hetzler 1O for
first correct answer 10 mule question out OF 10 cor
rect and 10 incorrect. Annie J.. Marsh 10 Charles
Smith, R0Nburg, Pa, answer Trick in Figures,
and Rena j.. HaReett, Natiok, Mass, for Fruit
Puzzle Lonna l.. Goodwin, Prairie City, H. 10
j. ,. Mccarthy, New York, prize for Prairie
Mathematics; 100 answers
Thanks Annie for mignonette and pink, and
Samuel S. Dickson for four-leafed clover. They
bearers OF good luck II only to revive sweet
memories OF fragrant gardens and teeming har-
vests CAT from the city's dust and heat.
We have two excellent accounts Of The " Siege OF
Troy written In response 10 " IloOsicr School
Boy t' request one by Massachusetts teacher and
The other by Hooser school Girl" in listening 10
the charming story oliarmingly told by the former.
tc 81. ". wall receive an added pleasure from Hoo
EicT School Girls thoughtiulncss IN giving the
supposed date o. tie siege Of Troy. 1894.
ID -, who sends poetic tangle, must remember
60 begin each line OF poetry with a capital letter,
and thai under no circumstances should he run the
lines together like prose.
II james II would read The NATIONAL TRrB-
UNI more closely he would that II costs nothing
~ money 10 become a member OF the q e, fair
education and wish 10 improve, coupled with 10y
ais nno morality are the requisites Just send on
your names 10 the " Roll Calln For illustration
and terms Of badge, see TRIBUNE July 81 Penn
bylvaniH Girl will please note.
Conversation Club.
Rules ofHlc Cgltb-l Write briefly. ?. Write only
on one side Of the paper. B Write TO the point a.
Write on one subject 8. Write your best. 6.
Bend answers 10 all puzzles Tor Of Editor. Each
week the names Of those writing the best letters
siy le. composition, spelling, penmansllip and gem
eff merit coneidered-will be named at the head
OF Tins eolumn on the Honor Roll First honor
VIII Include all OF these requirements. Second
honor VIII include deficiency ln some one point.
No Others viii be named.
HONOR RoLL--BEsT LETTERS
FIRST Honor
second Honor-W S Gardner, s. OF v. Maiden.
Mo.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE
BclisriHg tlat loyalty 10 ne Union d. 6defip 20 flt
cqiss ~ liberty equal righs aud fe eleuaiion Of man
bud go 90 tee'nAU pledge eisrsepes % Sacrcdg guard
n'oir o1ee underlying principles ~ le communities
90 triiics lrc aud that all times ~ peril zoe
~ stand by or country and her flag, 4 need DC
tUith ifucs
g. n. Parker Ivanhoe. Tex; James Nation,
Jsbana, kaa., p toIal, 30.
SEARCHES AND soLvERs.
Harry r.. Cobleigh West Concord Vi s. Willie
eastman, Polo, Ia 4; ii. NJ Mccall 3; Alton
Kan. q Harvey VI Baker. Louisiana No. / !: IN
Gle Aium, scion Iowa, 4 Mary Dawn Petty, %
Charles y. Waters, Meslervie. Va. %; Annie r.
Marsh. q; booser School Girl I" q; Clio Harper
l-ratiAbiifg, Kan. b k0salie FrOi de Neaux Ona
Va, >; Cora nj. Fellows, BolchertOwn Mass 6 :
iSeonera Martin kmpos,a, Kan Nsnh Miles.
Aiihmont, Kan, = Ida II. Bowen, Battle Creek
Mich. Done Mcmillan COulterviiie H., 4; AZ
Is " sesisert Mapello. Iowa, ~ Frank Heaiy
Ciias Banks Silver Lake Kan !; Bella Cocker
Blair, New York city, 4
OUR n0LL-cALL-GREETINGs
Hattie Muncc Iitchie H. daughter -etb mi
veteran Pennsylvania Girl" daughter l22d Pa.
veteran W. I. Gardner, con Co IT. inl Ala Cav vet
ernn ana y oi v iiiinlss tae g. q badge a success
a. ~ Thomas Sinseo, kan 20. ID 50th III .
veteran, who would hear from comrades: Florence
rhnm"ay, tfeseo, Iowa. daughter 90. i. 5th n. Y.
Art: Nete'nni rhalice w. Smith. COrnwallviIie
n y Ada Mabel Wolfe, Bladensburg o. daurI1-
tef ONO veteran Cora sweetmRn. BarnesyilIe
MINI, daughter ID Wis veteran Anna b Ollie
titte ElH is Huntsville. o.. vcternn'e daughter
Dofe MCMILLAN, couiters.iile IA. 49, daughter oi
veteran Jalnet Nation, UrbaDa, Kan 81 Of "
Diek Yates Camp, No. 50. Division Of Kansas son
81 iha Feicrani lsenna L. Goodwin. daughter
lhii az. veteran, Prnrie City, H.; sidney Tapp
InMhnhVille, Mo-. Harvey w. Baker louisiana
no. John A. Blair, No, -. Lukes Place. New
FORK city y. w. Bush Weldon, Mich son 26tl
Moi ycieran. Usher Vance Forest Vile XIV son
xlth KY Ldith d.. Hilton, East Irtiston. Me.
lll Annie Everhart Johnstoun Pa. Cxneal,
kingsley, hanrton. Oak. daughter OF veteran
VII eise Information Of Dakota; NJ r. KeIine
lso2 y. salem, kan sadie Baum "a ~ GEORGETOWN
lll daughter 18th lli. veteran; Mary sl,as,l,eryy
Wilmington, Del. May 81. seinemunds Otlumwa
Iowa, daughter CHI Kan Cav veteran. saTab nj
Ricb til. fIaden Neck Conn. Earrene f H. :.
houIh Ida, Kan, I00ih Ind veteran: BcrtlIa
- Walters All. Ripley Ind daughter I'd lows
bAAfft teieiAnf Winnie j. Elmer (Ill Tonica M !.
MnGRif NiseniAn l2l West Fork Il,d danpl,te,
20 ind. veteran Josrph III Morton North ROBIN.
sou ~ son t1th Ohio veteran; Ethel Distingne
iipek Wiz, lnc-i Arthur Norris 30 Finn street
Lowell, Mass.
CLUB WnrsPERs
i gives me pleasure to read il THE Ntyfox.r
49,. ~ p, y Use many thousands Of soldiers who
Fissse AZ Tor their oouBifg. aud Of tlIe thousands
~ young recruits who are ready ID se, fsre -
ngesty o give ne death. "-Charles w. smith
Wi one II the {. C. taIl me Who was "Arn,,,,,,
bAAkp.rtf ena WHY the mRidens should ,ftirr
os.lu sMsy rom Their mirrors Z when they
Miiiie some arc praisinR Kansas ana oti,er,
flonnn would speak Tor Nebraska, which A nv
mime seuif them all. Among thc beautiful r,lIene
mems must name rainbow or ti,c Ground ,lil
Ahw Juls %, lhH. Al appeared while IA wa ran
tih ~ ".@@iinB curve 20 bright and beautiful
tiinl y hnn my cyoe 10 gaze ON it---Cserflas al
ireRsier. Boa ~ Exeter Neb
TIE nIst thing We do when we get TuF Ma
ii"hAh lhihuhL d ~ see who will read n frst
tie Wb0ie family rom parents down 10 tie young
trl ciiAq are giaa Naeu Saturday comes 80 we car
- ~ 3tlhgst ~ Esaa. zoo can count GA som.
~ nt being e subscriber az long ~ II remains ~
Eo2o " = ~ no~--Janles W. Iauterman W illiaIns
We live TIE prries Of Scott County ,rher.
One 9tMt ago were homes tut 81 TIE Wild nni
mae W. often ree droVes OF Wild anLelopch I3u
tle tnnst beautiful rigiit here IL the Wonderfs
lDirnRc. Sometimes. especially soon nftsr sunyi.e
NNtt MANY nllltN away and usually not ia sight
hpeAf i.s v set bill la plain view Sometime
We seem - acc large lakes where there h of,i,
pinHit. hno Omen SEC trees standing la the water
hcfy ioW aud SMALL buildings or aiiaufies apf,e,.
very tail. We have often seen fhe large roo.-
along smoky iiii River. about - miles away IS,
hhfc $40 public schools, bui my unclc--vgl,o A
teaencf Dut a. not now able a. teach a fun solooi-
ihn o.lppl GA lls cfaifn near tls. aud has rnna,
books. tnale end charts that he hns used IN teach
inE and we 80 there a. our owl little sohooi. 4.
We % nni nlas plbiie school much ANof,id ian
IRON iitle hnyH and Riris 0f THE TRrEfrMF II ~
A. htilimciii acOii, Rln.
THE SIEGE or TROY.
Troy wnf . civilized city 81 Asia Minor Israau
Amy ~ Troy bad eDn named Paris q handsonu
3outh. Dctfoiec - tlie Trojan maiden fguone M,
fioi3 &0es iliai ~ iafla was one day unndeIin,
along Gle wooded slopes Of Mount Ida ne com
upon fhe three Fodaesses Juno Minerva az,
Venus lie wa asked 10 decide a. 10 sabis,, va
is'losoinesl. juno promised him power. ans
NiihfitA knowledge. bat lac decided Ia favor =
Venus who promised HIM love aud tae laudsors
~, woman " the world fos MIR wife
Nov w. hAiicsonlret woman An the world WIN
llelnn, vile Of tha Sreek Menclnns. Him Par
went AZ nec ae friend and llsle traitor TOOK W.
ht wbc, He bore her back ~ Troy nuG NcnrIaa,s